Automobile radiator cap



Sept. 1, 1925. 1,552,002

A. MONSEN AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR CAP Filed NOV. 6, 1922 dg gw #M i; I

Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

ADOLPH MONSEN, or :noeimsron'r, INDIANA.

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR CAP.

Application filed Kovember 6; 1922. Serial No. 599,234.

all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, ADOLPHIMONSEN, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Logansport, in the county of (lass andState of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAutomobile Radiato-r Caps, of which the following is a specification. VThis invention. relates to automobile radi- 10 ator caps.

It ise specially efficacious for caps equipped with more or less fragiletempera ture indicators.

It will be explained as embodied in a cap provided with a Boycemotometer, ,al-

though it may be used with othertemperature indicators.

One of the objects of th invention is to provide an improved radiatorcap. Another object is to provide a devlce for protecting thetemperature indicator against injury.

Another object is to provide a cap which is novel and attractive inappearance."

Other objects and advantages will here.- inafter appear.

trated in the accompanying drawing, where- Fig. 1 is a front elevationof a complete cap with a motometer shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a top plan. r Fig. l is a sectionon the line 4- of Fig.

5 3, showing the arrangement for adjusting the position of theprojecting horns to in sure an unobstructed view of the motometer, and Vv Fig. 5 is a bottom view of the cap.

a somewhat hemispherical form and recessed in its underside to receive athreaded cup-shaped radiator closure '11. Both the body and cup areperforated to receive the usual stem of a temperature indicator 12.Projecting upwardly and outwardly from the upper side of body 10 arethree horns 13. These horns are preferably made integral with the body,although they may be made separately and secured thereto in any suitablemanner. Y

The radiator cap has a body 10, shown inv The horns, projecting upwardlybeside the temperature indica'tor, protect the same from injury andpresent an attractive appearance.

- The number of horns may, of course. be

varied but three have'been fou'ndto; give excellent results. They afforda large degree of protection and'may be so turned 6 as to give anunobstructed View of the indicator from the drivers seat. Adjusted sothat one of the horns projects toward the front of the car, the devicepresentsv a pleasing and symmetrical appearance and the indicator isreadily visible between the other horns. I a

Adjustment may be provided between body 10 and cup 11 so that thedesired po sition of the horns may be secured when the capv is tightlyscrewed into place; onthe radiator outlet; Body 10 and cup 11 are 7rotatably related to each other, so that there 7' I may be relativemovement therebetweenr Ascrew 14, threadinginto body 10 andextendingthrough a slot 15 in-cup 11, assists in clamping the cup andbody inthe desired position. An embodiment of; the 1nvent1on 1s illus-The cap serves to close the radiator and support the temperatureindicator in the s usual manner. The projecting: horns protect theindicator, especially in the' event that the cap is dropped in filling'or inspecting the radiator. V V 1 Having described my invention what'Iclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent; is

1. A radiator cap havinga body centrally" perforated to receive a heatindicating device and threaded to close a radiator and upwardly andoutwardly extending horns extending above the-heat indicating device. 2.A radiator cap having a body for clos- In testimony whereof I hereuntosubscribe my name.

I ADoLPH MoNsEN;

